Photothermal therapy (PTT) has been widely applied in cancer therapy as a result of its non-
invasive, localized treatment and good therapeutic effect. In general, the final therapeutic …

Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment mainly for cancer but also for bacterial
infections. This treatment dates back to 1900 when a German medical school graduate …

Noble metal nanoparticles due to their unique optical properties arising from their
interactions with an incident light have been intensively employed in a broad range of …

It is of great significance to develop anticancer therapeutic agents or technologies with high
degree of specificity and patient compliance, while low toxicity. The emerging photothermal …

Nanomaterials are popularly used in drug delivery, disease diagnosis and therapy. Among a
number of functionalized nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, peptide nanostructures …

Phototherapy including photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT)
employs phototherapeutic agents to generate heat or cytotoxic reactive oxygen species …

We review the progress achieved during the recent five years in immunochemical
biosensors (immunosensors) combined with nanoparticles for enhanced sensitivity. The …

Nanotechnology has become more and more potentially used in diagnosis or treatment of
diseases. Advances in nanotechnology have led to new and improved nanomaterials in …

Recent advances in technology are expected to increase our current understanding of
neuroscience. Nanotechnology and nanomaterials can alter and control neural functionality …

Nanotechnology is the development of engineered nanoparticles to use in biomedical
applications. Nanoparticles have unique physicochemical properties for use in biomedicine …